Jim Foley's Reading list

Database Connection Constants (ONLINE SERVER) Nov–21"Renegades: Born in the USA" by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen (2021)

Nov–21"Forever Young: A Memoir" by Hayley Mills (2021)

Nov–21"Indian School Days" by Basil H. Johnston (1988)

"Johnston has created a story that radiates compassion, humor, and hope."

Aug–21"Qigong Meditation: Embryonic Breathing {Part I Foundations}" by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming (2003)

Apr–21"How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need" by Bill Gates (2021)

Apr–21"The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet" by Michael E. Mann (2021)

"the climate crisis"

Mar–21"Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson" by Annye C Anderson and Preston Lauterbach (2020)

The life and afterlife of bluesman Robert Johnson (1911-1938) told by his nonagenarian stepsister

Mar–21"A Promised Land" by Barack Obama (2020)

A mighty fine book.

Feb–21"Becoming {Audiobook}" by Michelle Obama (2018)

Michelle Obama's autobiography - read by her

Jan–21"To Speak for the Trees: My Life's Journey from Ancient Celtic Wisdom to a Healing Vision of the Forest" by Diana Beresford-Kroeger (2019)

biodiversity, “mother” trees,

Dec–20"The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz" by Erik Larson (2020)

"On Winston Churchill's first day as the UK Prime Minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium."

Oct–20"Calico Joe" by John Grisham (2012)

A novel.

Jul–20"The Archipelago of Hope: Wisdom and Resilience from the Edge of Climate Change" by Gleb Raygorodetsky (2017)

"What makes Indigenous communities uniquely valuable in the global quest for climate change solutions is that they are where the traditional practices and understanding of nature meet modern technology and scientific insights."

Apr–20"This Is All a Dream We Dreamed" by Blair Jackson & David Gans (2015)

An oral history of the Grateful Dead.

Feb–20"Year of the Rabbit" by Tian Veasna (2019)

Intense graphic novel about a family living in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge reign.

Nov–19"Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End" by Atul Gawande (2014)

Sep–19"Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances)" by Denise Donlon (2016)

Denise Donlon is a Canadian business executive, television producer, author, public speaker, host, and member of the Order of Canada.

Jun–19"The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism" by Max Weber (1905)

A historical discussion, written in 1905, on the relationship between the ethics of ascetic Protestantism and the emergence of the spirit of modern Capitalism.

May–19"Steve Jobs" by Walter Isaacson (2011)

Steve Jobs (Feb. 24 1955-Oct. 5 2011)

Feb–19"City in colour: rediscovered stories of Victoria's multicultural past" by May Q. Wong (2018)

Oct–18"Herbie Hancock: Possibilities" by Herbie Hancock and Lisa Dickey (2014)

‘I'd finally figured out how to turn my obstacle into an opportunity, which opened up a whole new world of possibility.’

Oct–18"Been So Long: My Life and Music" by Jorma Kaukonen (2018)

‘Finns are a stoic lot.’

Sep–18"Origin Story: A Big History of Everything" by David Christian (2018)

‘What will the Earth look like in two thousand years?’, ‘Will human beings achieve a sustainable relationship with the biosphere?’

Aug–18"Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times" by John Perry Barlow (2018)

Jul–18"Paul Simon: The Life" by Robert Hilburn (2018)

Jul–18"The Life of Yogananda" by Philip Goldberg (2018)